New COVID-19 cases remain at three digits, these are the five focus of the MOH media statement

KUALA LUMPUR:The number of new positive COVID-19 cases in the country remained at three digits when a total of 293 cases were recorded on Sunday.

These are the five focus of COVID-19 media statement by Director-General of Health, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

1. 293 new cases have been reported, namely 292 local cases and one import case that got infected from abroad.

2. Of the 292 cases, a total of 30 cases involved visitors returning from Sabah.

3. COVID-19 transmission cases in the country involved 126 cases (Sabah), 113 cases (Kedah), 31 cases (Selangor), 8 cases (Johor), 5 cases (Federal Territory of Labuan), 2 cases each (Kuala Lumpur , Perak, and Negeri Sembilan) as well as 1 case each (Penang, Kelantan and Sarawak).

4. No new deaths involving COVID-19 were reported today. Thus, the cumulative number of COVID-19 death cases in Malaysia is 137 cases (1.1 per cent of the total cases).

5. Two new clusters have been identified, namely Kau Sing, Sabah and Dew Cluster, Selangor.